Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 09, 2008
Aeroflot last week confirmed that it plans to lease an additional 19 A320 family aircraft. No other details were provided. Interfax reported that the carrier plans to add up to 65 Airbus aircraft in the future. It already operates 36 narrowbody Airbus aircraft. It reportedly wants to double its current level of domestic services by 2014. CEO Valery Okulov told ATWOnline at the IATA AGM in Istanbul last week that SU is looking for a European airline with which it can form a strategic partnership. "We are considering Austrian Airlines. .
Jun 06, 2008
Hawaiian Airlines will lease four 717-200s from Boeing Capital Corp. to "better meet the needs of Hawaii's interisland travelers" following the shutdown of Aloha Airlines two months ago (ATWOnline, June 3). Two aircraft will enter service in September and others in November and December. HA currently flies 11 -200s and operates 150 daily inter-island flights. In support of its inter-island expansion it has hired 230 additional employees and plans 160 more.
Jun 06, 2008
Emirates will receive its first A380 on July 28 at a ceremony in Hamburg. First service will be from Dubai to New York JFK, possibly as early as Aug. 1. At the recent IATA AGM in Istanbul, EK President Tim Clark made waves when he announced that the airline had no plans to reduce flying because of soaring fuel prices and the softening of the market. "We are not cutting back but in fact are looking to expand," he told delegates. The expansion could include the conversion of an order for 10 787-8Fs to the passenger version, according to some observers in Dubai.
Jun 06, 2008
The 787 delay is having a "quite dramatic" effect on Royal Jordanian's long-haul growth strategy, Chairman and CEO Samer Majali told ATWOnline at this week's IATA AGM in Istanbul. "The [787] delay hits our strategy," he said, noting that the carrier's regional and mid-haul fleet renewal will be finalized by next year.
Jun 06, 2008
Boeing reached a deal with Japan Airlines to equip current and future 777s with Class 3 EFBs following a validation trial that began last year. Two 777s have been operating with the EFBs since June 2007 and JAL expects to take delivery of three EFB-equipped -300ERs this year. Retrofit kit installation will begin in April 2009 and completion is slated for late 2011.
Feb 10, 2015
GoJet Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of Trans States Holdings, has entered into an agreement with Delta Air Lines to operate seven Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft under the Delta Connection regional service brand.
Feb 10, 2015
Bombardier has confirmed that American Airlines is the customer for 24 previously unidentified CRJ900 NextGen regional jets.
Feb 09, 2015
Nepal Airlines has taken delivery of the first of two Airbus A320 aircraft.
Feb 09, 2015
Ethiopian Airlines is evaluating the Airbus A350-1000 and the Boeing 777X as it considers further widebody order plans, CEO Tewolde Gebremariam has confirmed to ATW.
Feb 09, 2015
Japan-based All Nippon Airways (ANA) plans to extend its dedicated freighter hub in Okinawa for its midnight express and intra-Asia/Japanese domestic network.
Feb 06, 2015
Bombardier has completed flutter, cold-weather and passenger-evacuation testing as CSeries flight tests pass the 900-hour mark en route to the 2,400 hours expected to be required for certification of the initial CS100 version.
Feb 06, 2015
Flydubai took delivery of its 44th Boeing 737-800 of an order for 50 placed at the Farnborough Airshow in 2008. The remaining 737s from the order will arrive at the airline this year. The average age of the flydubai fleet is 3.1 years. Flydubai also has on order 75 Boeing 737 MAX 8s and 11 more Boeing 737-800s, placed at the Dubai Airshow 2013.
Feb 06, 2015
LATAM Airlines Group, parent of TAM and LAN Airlines, has become the first airline company in Latin America to take delivery the Boeing 787-9.